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Hello blockchain. Just finished the microcontroller programming for a true random number generator. First time doing PIC16 code. https://imgur.com/a/rTeBRsT
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Why the radiation danger symbol? I know there are random number generators based on radioactive compounds, like Kr-85, coupled to a Geiger. Your generator works that way?
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Correct. It uses the timing between radioactive decay emissions for entropy.
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What's your radioactive source? Do you use a Geiger or a semiconductor detector?
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10 uCI of Cs-137. It will be a Geiger tube. Prototyping the microcontroller now, then I’ll add the random source.